Secondary English Language Arts Resources
In public schools across our country, many students arrive in middle and high school classes lacking confidence in their writing skills and in their ability to craft texts more intricately constructed …
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Last year, a teacher who I had the honor to work with a few years ago wrote an insightful poem about the potentially negative impact of one little question teachers love to ask during the first few …
Classes for the new school year are starting in as little as a few days for some teachers and we're all staring into the proverbial faces of a class full of new students. While the first few days are …
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Every single person on this earth has a voice. They have a unique story to be told. But how many of us actually use our voices and make our stories, thoughts, and opinions known to others? So many …
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The best way for students to learn vocabulary is in the context of their own reading and writing. We can provide students with a definition to plant a seed for the word, but then we need to water it …
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If you're on my mailing list, you already know about the grammar unit Jennifer Williams (@jennwillteach), a fellow Oklahoma teacher, guest blogger here at reThink ELA, and #FierceWomanofOklahoma, and …
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